Chrome King 1956 Bel Air
by Vicki Maheu
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$170
Dimensions
20.000 x 16.000 x 0.500 inches
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Title
Chrome King 1956 Bel Air
Artist
Vicki Maheu
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
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Prints are Priced as indicated above.
The price for the original painting includes the cost of a hand crafted faux diamond plate frame that is embellished on each corner with a real wrench. Great for decorating any room frequented by a classic car enthusiast.
The Chevrolet Bel Air was a full-size automobile that was produced by the Chevrolet division of General Motors for the 1950-1975 model years. Hardtops in the Chevrolet Deluxe Styleline model range were designated with the Bel Air name from 1950 to 1952, but it was not a distinct series of its own until the 1953 model year. Bel Air production continued in Canada for its home market only through the 1981 model year.
This painting is of a second generation Bel Air, specifically a 1956 Bel Air.
Second generation refers to the 1955�1957 models.
The 1956 Bel Air received a face-lift with a more conventional full-width grille, pleasing those customers who didn't favor the Ferrari-inspired '55 front end. Distinctive two-tone bodyside treatments and graceful front and rear wheel openings completed the "speedline" restyling. Single housings incorporated the taillight, stoplight, and backup light, and the left one held the gas filler - an idea popularized on Cadillacs. Among the seven Bel Air models was a new Sport Sedan, a pillarless four-door hardtop that looked handsome with all the windows rolled down and allowed easy entry into the back seat. Production exceeded 103,000, compared to 128,000 two-door hardtops. Shapely two-door Nomad wagons topped the price chart at $2,608, but now carried the same interior and rear-wheel sheetmetal as other Bel Airs, lacking the original's unique trim. Only 7,886 were built. The least costly Bel Air, at $2,025, was the two-door sedan. Seatbelts, shoulder harnesses, and a padded dashboard were available, and full-size cars could even get the hot Corvette 225-horsepower engine. In 1956 sales material there was an optional rain-sensing automatic top, which was first seen on the first on the 1951 LaSabre concept car. However, it is believed that it was never installed on a car. Popular Mechanics reported only 7.4% of owners in their survey ordered seat belts.
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